Champs Hill Records

The British-American cellist’s supple phrasing, variegated tone and sensitivity to harmonic incident draw one directly into the music’s interior drama…LaFollette is admirably meticulous In following... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2017 More…

Interpreters might be tempted to decorate the music with ‘expressive’ deformations, but happily not here, where rhythms are taut (note the smart double-dotting in the second movement of the first... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Lee and Kramer offer fresh, lively performances in sympathetic partnership, responding to the pieces’ vivid contours and varied rhythmic drives without ever succumbing to the temptations of self-indulgence... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, 5 out of 5 stars/4 out of 5 stars More…

Bridge’s Phantasie in C minor and Ireland’s Phantasie in A minor, were solidly in the latter form — and also decidedly late Romantic. Still, they are played with a rare richness and depth. — Sunday Times, 3rd August 2014 More…

In the Quintet the Schubert Ensemble's sculpting of the music pays dividends, fully embracing Franck's darker side. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There's a sense that the Schubert Ensemble hold back in the work's outer movements, rather than pushing forward as do their rivals. This pays dividends in the slow movement, played somewhat literally... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2010 More…

Rodgers and Williams are equal partners, flitting effortlessly between enchantment and cynicism...Williams's command of these acerbic mini-dramas is superb but the most impressive aspect is the... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

I was initially surprised by their rather elegant approach to the D minor Trio's opening...In the event, my misgivings proved unfounded. The Goulds build up quite a head of steam...there is brilliance... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…